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Class 10 Life Processes worksheet

CBSE Science. Nutrition, respiration, transport and excretion; pulse, breathing and kidney numbers. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.

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Sample questions

Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.

Section A · multiple choice

  1. 1.

    The job of mucus in the stomach is to:

    1. protect the inner lining of the stomach from the acid
    2. carry digested fats and drain extra fluid back into the blood
    3. exchange gases between the air and the blood
    4. stop blood from flowing backwards
    Answer

    (a) protect the inner lining of the stomach from the acid

  2. 2.

    The enzymes of the intestinal juice act on:

    1. starch
    2. emulsified fats
    3. proteins
    4. proteins, carbohydrates and fats
    Answer

    (d) proteins, carbohydrates and fats

    the product is amino acids, glucose, and fatty acids with glycerol

  3. 3.

    The energy currency of the cell is:

    1. DNA
    2. glucose
    3. ATP
    4. haemoglobin
    Answer

    (c) ATP

Section B · short answer

  1. 4.

    Name the structure whose job is to stop the air passage from collapsing.

    Answer

    The rings of cartilage in the throat

  2. 5.

    What are proteins finally broken down into in the small intestine, and how are these products absorbed?

    Answer

    Amino acids; they are absorbed through the walls of the villi into the blood.

Section C · long answer

  1. 6.

    Explain the process of nutrition in Amoeba.

    Answer

    Amoeba takes in food by making temporary finger-like projections (pseudopodia) that surround the food particle and form a food vacuole. Inside it, complex substances are broken down into simpler ones, which diffuse into the cytoplasm. Undigested material is moved to the surface and thrown out.

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